Missing woman investigation in Bahamas

The US Coast Guard has opened a criminal investigation into the disappearance as the search operation transitions into a recovery mission.

Lynette Hooker's daughter has publicly expressed suspicion regarding the circumstances of her mother's disappearance, contradicting her stepfather's account of an accident.

The couple was on an Easter holiday in the archipelago when the incident occurred on an eight-foot dinghy.

Authorities are currently reviewing statement inconsistencies and weather data from the night of the disappearance.